Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-07-22
Among the 81 six-year naval cadets at

! Hackley a Hume of Muskegon, have
bought 5000 acres of Louisiana pine land,
estimated 10 cut 10000 feet 10 the acre
They now own $1,000 acres in Louisiana.
Mrs. Isaac Alden of Coldwater has been
the teacher of the Presby terrain church
infant class for forty years. The grand
children OF her first infants now go 10 her.
william Robertson, an old resident and
business man of Pontiac, is dead Mr.
Robert on had been Free Mason for 90
years, having joined the ord or in Scot
land.
Arthur Stone, private of Co |. Twenty
third regm mt U. s. Infantry, stationed
at Fort Wayne, was shot and killed by
Serg. Clark while attempting to escape
from the guard house.
The Michigan Central railroad is laying
steel rail on the Caro- branch and the road
bed is to he re-ballasted railroad official
has predicted the extension Of the line TO
Cass City within year.
X. l.. EaSterly, treasurer of Fruitport
township, Muskegon county. is missing as
is also s., 800 township funds. The people
there seem TO think he has fled, leaving his
wife and children behind him.
While Samuel Tierre aged % years and
unmarried, was taking down a stump
machine a few miles north of Lapeer, he
fell under the machine and his back was
broken. He lived only half hour.
Thomas Paddock, a farmer and a poor
man, lost $50 the other evening at or near
Coldwater. He drew the money from the
bank TO make "A final payment on his farm,
but when he reached home could find it
nowhere.
c. \. Spaulding and Co.'s dry goods
store in Coldwater was robbed of Sls5 the
other day. one of the two clerks were
busy at the rear and tue other was kept
occupied by one Of the robbers while the
other worked the safe
Mrs. Cole, widow aged about 81 years,
residing in the west portion of Marshall,
fell from second story window at the
residence Of her Son-in-iaw John McNames
and received fatal injuries from which
she died IN about three hours.
Leonard Lester, the ls-y eur-old son of
the late Phiander Lester Of Marine City,
was drowned while bathing the other day.
The brother of Leonard, Albert Lester,
was drowned near Gibralter three weeks
before. The mother Is nearly prostrate
with grief.
While at work in a wheat field on his
farm near Orchard Lake, Oakland county.
Gus Newman's Champion Irvine binder
took fire from the friction of some OF the
parts and before anything could be done
the entire machine was burned up, Mr..
Newman saving his team with great diff
ficulty.
Mrs. Samuel c. Andrews, we'll known
lady OF Ann Arbor died in that city on
the l4th INST, of consumption. She gradu-
ated from the university in the class of
-, taking the Phi b. degree. She was as.
sistant in the high school at Crawfords-
Vile in - and - The remains were
taken Ia Paw Paw for interment
The Lansing board of education having
refused to release Supt. David Howell
from his contract with them, the board of
control of the state school for the blind
will have to make another choice of a
superintendent 10 succeed Prof McElroy.
Prof Howels engagement with the city
schools covers another school year
A Michigan Central railroad train ran
into the broadside Of "a Chicago d Grand
Trunk train loaded with emigrants at the
junction in Lapeer at an early hour the
other morning and injured seven passen.
gers, four OF whom are seriously hurt
Two cars and the side OF the depot was
wrecked and the track badly torn up.
AT meeting of the board Of control of
the state school for the blind. Prof. David
Howell, an educator Of fine reputation
was chosen superintendent in place Of
Prof. }. j. +. McElroy. Prof Howell
served in the public schools of Blissfeld
Buchanan, Three Rivers and Lansing, and
is well known in state educational circles,
Bernard Michenfelder, aged 49, son OF a
prominent German citizen Of Detroit, was
bitten by pet dog about the first of June.
The wound was at once cauterized, and
the young man was getting along nicely
until on the morning Of July IL, when he
began TO show unmistakable signs OF
hydrophobia and died in terrible agony
three days later.
Department Commander Rutherford Of
the g. a. r., has made the final arrange
ments for the transportation Of veterans
10 the national encampment at St Louis
in September. Half rates or better will
be given, and it is expected "A large mum
her from Michigan will attend. Gov.
Luce and staff have been invited and have
accepted.
The new depot of the Michigan Central |
railroad at Battle Creek is to be built o. |
Philadelphia pressed brick with very hand
some stone trimmings. The dimensions |
are l35x35 feet; IL is TO be in the Queen |
Ann style. The building is TO be surmount-
ed by tower in which there will he an |
clock. The roof is 10 he GOV.
cred with red Akron roofing.
The state bill posters convention was
held in Grand Rapids on the 9th inst
The following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year President, James Henry,
Detroit; vice-president, Geo Leonard
Grand Rapids; secretary, Thos Reyes
Iona; treasurer G j. Bloomfield, Bay
City. The next meeting will be at Jack
son on the first Tuesday in July, 1sSS.
The new marriage license act and all
laws pertaining to marriage have been
published in pamphlet form, and a copy